Idaho by Emily Ruskovich

10 hours, 35 minutes first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary mystery dark emotional sad slow-paced
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One hot August day a family drives to a mountain clearing to collect birch wood. Jenny, the mother, is in charge of lopping any small limbs off the logs with a hatchet. Wade, the father, does the stacking. The two daughters, June and May, aged nin...

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Community Reviews

3.62
based on 4,273 reviews

Moods

dark: 69%

emotional: 63%

sad: 61%

reflective: 59%

mysterious: 50%

challenging: 27%

tense: 23%

hopeful: 7%

adventurous: 2%

inspiring: 2%


Pace

3% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
68% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

73% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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